Dynaudio's $20k soundbar uses '72 motorized wooden fins' to deliver total Dolby Atmos immersion from a single speaker, and it's coming in 2025

Date:
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 13:45:31 +0000

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This soundbar was already stunning. Now it's even smarter

FULL STORY ======================================================================72 directional fins move audio around Amps and processing are no longer external It'll cost "around" $20K if you don't want a fancy finish

Earlier this year, Danish high-end hi-fi expert Dynaudio unveiled its astonishing Symphony Opus One soundbar and everybody went "ooh", including us . And since then, its engineers have found ways to make it even better, and
to make people go "oooooooooh".

It remains eye-wateringly expensive final pricing hasn't been confirmed but Dynaudio says it'll cost "around $20,000 depending on the options chosen" as custom finishes will also be available. That'll be confirmed when the product actually launches, but for now there's going to be a new demo at the CES show in January. (Image credit: Dynaudio) On the first day of CES my true love
gave to me...

We got to experience the first Dynaudio Opus One demo demo when it was still
a concept and far from production. To say we were impressed would be an understatement: it delivers genuinely room-filling Atmos sound from a
soundbar that's fairly room-filling itself due to its large size. You're
going to want one of the best 85-inch TVs if you want this to look like a normally sized soundbar.

It needs to be big because listing what's inside feels rather like singing
the 12 days of Christmas: there are 72 wooden fins, six tweeters, 14 mid/bass drivers, FIVE GO-OLD RINGS, four dual-diaphragm force-cancelling subwoofers, 1500W of digital amplification, and a partridge in a pear tree. I'm lying about the rings and the tree; I suspect that wood isn't 'pear'.

The big difference in this new version of the design is that that amplification and processing is now inside; previously it was external. That makes for a more elegant appearance, and considerably less connecting when you're installing it. Or for whoever you're paying to install it, probably.

Sadly I won't be at CES to experience this or to try to stuff it into a comically large backpack, but TechRadar will have people there, so we'll aim to visit the behind-closed-doors CES demo. But if you're a big-spending fan
of iconic design as well as intense audio, this could well be the soundbar you'll want to buy in 2025. You might also like I tried Dynaudio's 22-speaker Dolby Atmos soundbar and it was amazing The best soundbars for every TV and budget These speakers cost a million dollars but don't cost quite so much



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